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                                     ROWBOAT
                             As recorded by Ron Thal
                          (From the 1997 Album HERMIT)

Words and Music by Ron Thal
Arranged by Ron Thal
Transcribed by Diabeteman

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

   Intro
    Q=124
    D7
   4/4
    Gtrs I, II
              |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|
    E. S S  S S S S S S S e S S S e
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||--5--5---14S7p5p0-------5-------7-|
||--4--4------------0h4h6---0h5h7---|
||o-5--5----------------------------|
||----------------------------------|


  1.,2.,3.                            4.                 H.=H
            |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-|                  |-3-| |-3-|
  E. S S  S S S S S S S e S S S  e     E. S S  S S S S S S S  e   Q
|-----------------------------------||----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------o||----------------------------------|
|-5--5---14S7p5p0-------5-----7-10--||-5--5---14S7p5p0-----7-10---------|
|-4--4------------0h4h6-----7---10--||-4--4--------------7---10---------|
|-5--5--------------------9--------o||-5--5------------9----------------|
|-----------------------------------||--------------------------/17----|


 Verse 1
  Q=120
  D7
 4/4
                   |-3-|
  E. S S S S S S S S S S E  E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-5--5---------------------[3]b4-|
|-4--4-----------------3-5-------|
|-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------|
|------------0h2---4-------------|


                                      G#7 G7
 19/16                             4/4
                                                           ~~~
                                    |3-|
  E. S S S S E +S  S S E. S S S S   q  E  Q  T  T  T T E   Q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5--5----------------------------|----5S=4-------------------|
|-4--4----------------------------|----4S=3--------------/16--|
|-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5p3---|----------8S11-11S5--------|
|-------------------------------5-|-4-(4)S3-------------------|


  D7
 4/4
                   |-3-|
  E. S S S S S S S S S S E  E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-5--5---------------------[3]b4-|
|-4--4-----------------3-5-------|
|-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------|
|------------0h2---4-------------|


 15/16                     5/8
  E. S S S S E +S  S S E.   S S S  S  +S  S S S S S
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-5--5--------------------|-------[7]-(7)-----------|
|-4--4--------------------|-------------------------|
|-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--|-3S5-5---------3h5-5p3---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------5-|


 4/4
                   |-3-|
  E. S S S S S S S S S S E  E
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-5--5---------------------[3]b4-|
|-4--4-----------------3-5-------|
|-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------|
|------------0h2---4-------------|


                                      G#7 G7
 19/16                             4/4
                                                 7 .25
                                             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                                    |3-|
  E. S S S S E +S  S S E. S S S S   q  E  Q  S S E  Q
|---------------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------9--------|
|-5--5----------------------------|----5S=8--7h8p7-----------|
|-4--4----------------------------|----4S=7------------------|
|-5--5---3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5p3---|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------5-|-4-(4)S7------------------|


  D7
 4/4                              2/4
                   |-3-|
  E. S S S S S S S S S S E  E      E. S S S S S
|--------------------------------|--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------|
|-5--5---------------------[3]b4-|-5--5---------|
|-4--4-----------------3-5-------|-4--4---------|
|-5--5---3h5-----1---3-----------|-5--5---3h5-5-|
|------------0h2---4-------------|--------------|


                                  H.=H
 4/4
  +E  S S E. S S E. S S E   +S  S S S +E  S S E. S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-|-(5)-3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5p3p0--|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|


 Verse 2
  Q=117
  G    C          D7   G           Em   Am         D7   G
 4/4
  Q.   H    +E    Q.   Q.   S E.   Q.   H    +E    Q.   E. E      S S S S S
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------------|
|------5----(5)-|-7--------------|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0---------|
|-5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-----|
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0-|
|-3-------------|------3----x-2--|-0-------------|------3-------------------|


  G    C          D7   Bm          Em   Am         D7  G
                                                            |-3-|
  Q.   H    +E    Q.   Q.   S E.   Q.   H    +E    E E H    E E E
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|------5----(5)-|-7----4---------|------2----(2)-|-7--------------|
|-5----5----(5)-|-7----4----5-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7---5----------|
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----2----5-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5---5----------|
|-3-------------|-----------3-2--|-0-------------|-----3----3-4-5-|


 Chorus (triplet feel)
  Bb5   A5     G5           C5         F5
           |-3-|        |-3-|      |-3-|                       |-3-| |-3-|
  Q  Q  Q  E E E   +Q   E E E +Q   E E E   +W           +H     E E E E E E
|----------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------|------------|---------------------|
|----------------|----------5-(5)--5-----|------------|---------------------|
|-8--8--7--7---5-|-(5)--5---5-(5)--5---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)-----------------|
|-8--8--7--7---5-|-(5)--5---3-(3)--3---3-|-(3)--------|-(3)------------0-1--|
|-6--6--5--5---3-|-(3)--3--------------1-|-(1)--------|-(1)----1-2-3-4------|


  B5   C#5      D5             G5
          |--3--|        |--3--|
  H    Q  E +E  E   +Q   E +E  E +H
|-----------------|---------------------||
|-----------------|---------------------||
|-4----6--6-(6)-7-|-(7)--7-(7)----------||
|-4----6--6-(6)-7-|-(7)--7-(7)-5-(5)----||
|-2----4--4-(4)-5-|-(5)--5-(5)-5-(5)----||
|-----------------|------------3-(3)----||


 Ragga Muffin Break
  Q=79
  E5
 13/16                       3/4
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S S S S S S S S  S S S S
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------|
|-----------x-x-------------|--------------------------|
|-----------x-x-------------|-----------------/5-------|
|---------7-x-x---------7-7-|---------7----------4-----|
|-0---0-----x-x-0---0-------|-0---0-----0---0------4-3-|


 7/8
                            ~~~~~~~
  S S S S S S S S S S S S   S   S
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------/[8]-[8]--|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------7-------------------------|
|-0---0-----0---0-0---0-------------|


 3/4
  S S S S S S S S  S S S S
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|-----------------/5-------|
|---------7----------4-----|
|-0---0-----0---0------4-3-|


 9/8                                   4/4
  S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S   S E S E S E S E S E S
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------2-----------|--------------------------|
|---------7-----------------1-----2-1-|-2---2---2---2---2---2----|
|-0---0-----0---0-0---0-------4-3-----|-0---0---0---0---0---0----|


 5/4
  E S E S E S E S E E  S S S S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------------------/5-------|
|---2---2---2---2---2----4-----|
|---0---0---0---0---0------4-3-|


 4/4
                                                      7
                           |-3--| |-3-| |---5---| |-3-|
  S E S E S E S E S S  E   E E  E E E E S S S S S E E E
|------------------------|--------------------------7----|
|------------------------|----------5-----------------6-|
|------------------------|----------------6-3---------6-|
|------------------------|-5-8---3-----------4-5-----6-|
|-2---2---2---2---2------|------4-----4-5---------3------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---/7-|-------------------------------|


             H=H
  W          W
|----------|------||
|----------|------||
|----------|------||
|----------|------||
|----------|------||
|----------|------||


 Guitar solo
  Q=120
  D7
  Gtrs III, IV
  Q  S E S S S S S S S S S   S S E S   S E S   S E S  S S  S
|------5-------------------|---------------------------------|
|------3-------------------|---3---7-------8-------9-10---13-|
|--------7-5---5-----------|---------/11-----/12-------------|
|------------7---7---5---3-|-4-------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------------|


         |------6------|  |------6------|   |--3---|
  S  S E S S  E  T  T  S  S  S  S  S S  S  +E   E  E
|---12-------15-13-14------------------19-(19)-15----|
|---------------------15-13-----------------------17-|
|---------------------------14-16-13-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


   |---3----| |---6----| |--6--| |-6--|
   E  E  S  S E  S  E  S E.  E S S  E E.
|-15------------------------13-----13----|
|----19-15-18---------12----12-----12----|
|---------------11-13--------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|


              |-6--|  |---6---|                          |----6-----|
   Q       Q  Q S  S  E S  S  E        +Q        Q   Q   S  S  S  S E
|-----------------------------------|-----------19-------------------|
|-10--------------12---------10-----|-(10)------19--------------12---|
|-10tr11-------------13------10tr11-|-(10tr11)-------------11-14------|
|---------12--------------12--------|-------------------12------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


         |---6----|  |---6---|  |-----6-----|
   Q     E  S  E  S  E  E S  S  S  S  S  E  S
|-------------------13-14---14-13-------------|
|-12b15----15-12------------------15----12-10-|
|----------------14---------------------------|
|------------------------------------12-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


  |---6----|  |---6----|
  E  S  E  S  E  S  E  S  E  E  E  E
|------------13----14-------14-13-12--|
|---13-15-12--------------------------|
|---------------14----13-12-11-10--9--|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


    S  E      S  E      S  E      S  Q.
|-----13pb14r===13pb14r===13pb14r===16b17.5r==|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-/12--------12--------12--------12-----------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


   |---6----|  |-----6-----|  |---6----|  |---6----|
   E  S  E  S  E  S  S  S  S  E  S  E  S  E  S  E  S
|----21-20-------18-------17-16-------15-14-------13--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-19-------18-17----16-15-------14-13-------13-12-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


             ~~~~~~~                   ~~~~~~~~~~
   |----6----|   |----6----|  |---6----|      |----6----|
   E  S  E   S  +E   S  S  E  E  S  E  S     +E   S  S  E
|----13-------------13----------13---------------13----------|
|----------/15-(15)----15-12----------15b16-(15)----15-18b20-|
|-11----14-------------------11----14------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|


    |---3----|   |-----6-----|  |------6-------|  |------6-------|
   +Q        E   E  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
|-----------20-----------------------13-16-17-13-14-15-13-----------|
|-(18)b22==(18)-18r15-------------------------------------15S16S17S=|
|---------------------17-14----14-17--------------------------------|
|---------------------------16--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                         ~~~~~
   S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  Q       +Q
|-------19-17-16-14-16-14----------------------15b17===(15)r--|
|-18-19-------------------17-15-13----13-15-17----------------|
|----------------------------------14-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


                              ~~~
   E.    E.    E.    S  E     E.  S
|-15b17-13b15-13b15r================|
|----------------------13b15r13-----|
|-------------------14-----------14-|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


                                                                    ~~~~~
   S  S  S  E  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  E  S    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  H
|-------------------------------13S15S16S|=17-17S18-18S19-19S20-20-20b22----||
|-13-15-15-15-------13-13-15-15----------|----------------------------------||
|-------------12-14----------------------|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------||


 End guitar solo
  D7
  Gtrs I, II
  E. S S S E  E E E E   E. S S S S S  S  S  S S   S  E.   E. S S S E  E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------------------10--|----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------10-7-----------|----------------------|
|-5--5----------------|-5--5---5S7------------7-/10-----|-5--5-----------------|
|-4--4------------3---|-4--4-------6-/9-----------------|-4--4------------3----|
|-5--5----------3---3-|-5--5----------------------------|-5--5----------3---3--|
|--------x-1-/5-------|---------------------------------|--------x-1-/5--------|


  E. S E  E.  E.  Q     E. S S S E  E E E E   E. S E S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
|-5--5----------------|-5--5----------------|-5--5-----------------------|
|-4--4---28----------|-4--4------------3---|-4--4---------------3-------|
|-5--5-------27------|-5--5----------3---3-|-5--5---3h5-5-5-3-5---5-3---|
|----------------26--|--------x-1-/5-------|--------------------------5-|


 4/4                   2/4
  E. S S S E  E E E E   E. S S S S S
|---------------------|--------------|
|---------------------|--------------|
|-5--5----------------|-5--5---------|
|-4--4------------3---|-4--4---------|
|-5--5----------3---3-|-5--5---3h5-5-|
|--------x-1-/5-------|--------------|


 4/4
  +E  S S E. S S E. S S E   +S  S S S +E  S S E. S S S S S
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||
|-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5--3h5-5-|-(5)-3h5-5-(5)-3h5-5--3h5-5p3p0--||
|-------------------------|---------------------------------||


   Verse 3
    G5   C5         D5   G5     F#5
   4/4
    Q.   H    +E    Q.   Q.   S E.
||----------------|----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|
||-------5----(5)-|-7--------------|
||--5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--|
||o-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|
||--3-------------|------3----x-2--|


  E5   A5         D5   G5
  Q.   H    +E    Q.   E. E      S S S S S
|---------------|----------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------------|
|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0-----------|
|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-------|
|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0---|
|-0-------------|------3---------------------|


  G5   C5         D5   B5   G5F#5  E5   A5         D5  G5
  Q.   H    +E    Q.   Q.   S E.   Q.   H    +E    E E H.     4x
|---------------|----------------|---------------|------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------o||
|------5----(5)-|-7----4---------|------2----(2)-|-7----------||
|-5----5----(5)-|-7----4----5-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7---5------||
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----2----5-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5---5-----o||
|-3-------------|-----------3-2--|-0-------------|-----3------||


   Q   E   Q   E. E.   E.  E. Q  E E  E
|-/7--(7)------8--7--|-5--10--7------10-|
|-/8--(8)--8--10--8--|-7---7--8--8-7----|
|------7--/9---------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|


   E.  E.  Q   E  E E    E.  E.  E     S S S S S S S S
|-10--10--12--10--8-7-|-----10---------------------7-7-|
|-12------13--12-10-8-|-10------10b12r10-8-------8-----|
|---------------------|-11-----------------9-7-9-------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|


           ~~~~~                  ~~~~~~~~
   E.  E.  H        E    E.  E.   H     S  S
|---------------------|-14-------------------|
|-15------15b17-------|-----12--/19----17-19-|
|-----12-----------12-|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|


                                     ~~~~~~~~~~~
         |--3--|
   Q.    S  S  S  Q.      E    T  T  S  +E   H.
|-------15-17-19-19b20r==19-|-17-19-17-(17)-15-----|
|-20------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|


  G5   C5         D5   G5     F#5  E5   A5         D5   G5
  Q.   H    +E    Q.   Q.   S E.   Q.   H    +E    Q.   E. E      S S S S S
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------------------|
|------5----(5)-|-7--------------|------2----(2)-|-7-------2b3.5rp0-----------|
|-5----5----(5)-|-7----5----x-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7----5-----------2p0-------|
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----5----x-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5----5---------------2p0---|
|-3-------------|------3----x-2--|-0-------------|------3---------------------|


  G5   C5         D5   B5   G5F#5  E5   A5         D5  G5
  Q.   H    +E    Q.   Q.   S E.   Q.   H    +E    E E H.
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------*|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------*|
|------5----(5)-|-7----4---------|------2----(2)-|-7---------*|
|-5----5----(5)-|-7----4----5-4--|-2----2----(2)-|-7---5-----*|
|-5----3----(3)-|-5----2----5-4--|-2----0----(0)-|-5---5-----*|
|-3-------------|-----------3-2--|-0-------------|-----3-----*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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